Jaconé Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and I’ve been digging into what’s coming up for Jaconé over the next couple of weeks. There’s a bit of everything, but a couple of windows are going to be bloody good.

The first real surf kicks off on Monday the 20th of July. The morning has a clean 5.9ft swell from the ENE, with a light offshore breeze from the NNE making it tidy. The period’s only 7 seconds, so it’s a bit short, but there’s moderate energy pushing through (453). The afternoon drops to 3.6ft with cross-off wind, not as good.

Tuesday the 21st of July starts small at 3.0ft, but the morning has offshore winds again – clean but ordinary. The afternoon picks up to 3.6ft, same short period, energy moderate (228). Nothing special.

Wednesday the 22nd of July is similar: 3.0ft in the morning with cross-off, then the afternoon has 4.3ft from the ENE with light cross-off and more energy (320). Surfable, but not a standout.

Thursday the 23rd of July is a dud. The morning is 2.3ft with strong onshore winds at 30 km/h, lumpy. The afternoon is tiny at 1.6ft with light cross-onshore, weak energy (96). Stay on land.

Friday the 24th of July is tricky. Swell jumps to 6.2ft in the morning from the SSW, period of 11 seconds – proper groundswell – but it’s onshore with rain. Energy is strong (845). The afternoon is 6.9ft from the south, same story – onshore and messy. Marginal.

Now, Saturday the 25th of July is the first real highlight. The morning is glassy – no wind at all – with a 5.6ft swell from the SSE, period of 10 seconds, and strong energy (596). That’s clean and powerful. The afternoon turns lumpy with cross-on, so get out early.

Sunday the 26th of July drops to 3.0ft in the morning, cross-on wind, period of 12 seconds – long period but wrong wind. The afternoon is worse, onshore at 3.3ft.

Monday the 27th of July is another standout. The morning has 3.3ft from the south, period of 12 seconds, and a clean offshore from the NE. Energy is strong (635). The afternoon is 3.0ft with cross-off, but the morning is the pick.

Tuesday the 28th of July offers 2.3ft in the morning with offshore wind and a 12-second period – clean but small. Energy moderate (273). The afternoon is 3.3ft from the east with a short 8-second period.

Wednesday the 29th of July has a morning 4.6ft from the ENE, period of 7 seconds, with offshore wind – clean, moderate energy (333). The afternoon is tiny.

Thursday the 30th of July is messy – onshore winds, 4.9ft in the morning, 5.2ft in the afternoon, both lumpy. Not good.

Friday the 31st of July improves: 5.2ft in the morning from the south, period of 9 seconds, cross-off breeze, clean, moderate energy (450). The afternoon hits 5.9ft from the south, period of 11 seconds, strong energy (746) – still cross-off but clean. That afternoon could be very good.

Saturday the 1st of August is the absolute best of the whole window. The morning has 3.6ft from the south, period of 10 seconds, glassy offshore from the NE, and strong energy (596). The afternoon is a beauty: 4.3ft from the SSE, period of 14 seconds – that’s very long period groundswell – with cross-off wind, but the energy is massive (1112). For experienced surfers, that’s going to be epic. The crowd factor is “sometimes” at Jaconé, so you might have some company, but it’s worth it.

Sunday the 2nd of August is a wipeout – strong onshore winds, 5.9ft in the morning, 5.6ft in the afternoon, both messy.

Monday the 3rd of August finishes with a 3.9ft morning from the SSE, period of 13 seconds, glassy offshore, and strong energy (765). That’s clean and powerful. The afternoon is cross-shore at 3.6ft with a 13-second period, but chopped up.

Water temp is about 72°, right on average for the time of year.

So, the standout sessions are Saturday the 25th of July morning (glassy, 5.6ft, strong energy) and Saturday the 1st of August afternoon (4.3ft, 14-second groundswell,

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